Fans suspect YouTube ‘deepfaker’ behind great ‘Book of Boba Fett’ CGI
nypost.comA YouTuber, after going viral for impeccably remastering and recreating “Star Wars” scenes with “deepfake” editing software, was hired by Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic, according to The Wrap.
His jaw-dropping clips first came out last summer — and it didn’t take long for fans to notice.Diehards across the galaxy suspect that the man, known only by the username “Shamook,” is responsible for a noticeable improvement in the computer-generated imagery featured in “The Book of Boba Fett” compared to that from “The Mandalorian” in late 2020.Shamook, who got the CGI job thanks to the popular videos he created of enhanced “Star Wars” characters like Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor/Sir Alec Guinness,) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford/Alden Ehrenreich), was especially known for the touch-ups on Luke in the Season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian.”The connection caused fans to speculate that Shamook was the reason why the de-aged Skywalker appeared noticeably more lifelike during yesterday’s cameo-filled “Boba Fett” episode, compared to how he looked in “The Mandalorian.”“It looked like Shamook’s work on “The Book of Boba Fett” Ep.
6. Whoever did it — it looked great. The possibilities are endless,” @brettwb posted on Twitter.“Shamook might be one of the most sought after talents in Hollywood after this episode,” @jrkisbad wrote.“Seriously, Shamook deserves so much praise!!” @RalphDApel boasted.A rep for Shamook could not immediately be reached by The Post for comment.It’s genuinely blown my mind how far deepfake and CGI technology has come.
I’m still processing the fact that I’m seeing Mark Hamill from 1983 in a 2021 show at it looks almost indistinguishable from reality.
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